Gavin Newsom signs two bills that aim to make a dent in the housing and homelessness crisis in California. One bill eases regulations for junior ADUs; another allows more shelter beds.

The verdict brings to a close a weeks-long trial marking the lowest point for disgraced attorney Tom Girardi, who was once a legal titan.

Joseph Brandon Gerdvil was arrested on suspicion of killing his parents, 77-year-old Ronald Walter Gerdvil and 79-year-old Antoinette Gerdvil in their San Juan Capistrano home July 9, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department.

A group of friends was canyoneering Friday near the Seven Teacups Trail in Tulare County when one got caught in a whirlpool. She drowned, as did two others who tried to save her.

Officials confirmed the woman died at the festival on Sunday, but a cause of death has not been announced.

The last seven years have been marked by a surge in heat-related deaths, including 2,325 deaths in 2023 — the planet’s hottest year on record.

Every query on Chat GPT or another artificial intelligence app requires extraordinary amounts of electricity and water. Users have no way of knowing.

Dael Wilcox said Animal Services kidnapped Beatrice and Benito, his goats. It took a lawsuit to get his hooved property back.

The QR codes, which appear to be connected to a ‘quishing’ scam, were found on about 150 parking meters along the Esplanade and in the Riviera Village area, police said.

Two men were found fatally shot at about the same time Saturday night on adjacent blocks in Carson. It wasn’t clear if they were connected.